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CIGAR BUNOHING MACHINE.

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A. G. SGHUTZ.

CIGAR BUNGHING MACHINE.

No. 379,732. Patented Mar. 20, 1888.

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CIGAR BUNGHING MACHINE.

No. 379,732. Patented margzo, 1888.

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ADOLPH O. SOHUTZ, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL PRO- GRESSBUNOHING MACHINE COMPANY, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

ClGAR-BUNCHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,732, dated March20, 1888.

Application filed December 10, 1887.

To aZZ whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH O. SOHUTZ, a resident of the city ofBrooklyn, county of Kings, New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Gigar-Bunching Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the cigar-bunching machinedescribed in Letters Patent No. 331,676, dated December 1, 1885, grantedto N. H. Borgfeldt and A. G. Schutz.

The object of my invention is to provide means for operating the machinedescribed in said Letters Patent by foot or hand power.

The invention consists in the novel arrange ment and combinations ofparts, that will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the upperportion of a cigar-bunching machine embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 isa horizontal crosssection on the line a c, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a verticalsection of the upper part of the machine, taken on the line 7; 70, Fig.5, the driving-wheel being removed, but shown in dotted lines. Fig. 4.is a vertical section on the line kk, Fig. 5, showing the mechanism foractuating the hopper and plunger. Fig. 5 is a front elevation, partly insection, of the upper portion of my improved cigar-bunching machine; andFig. 6 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line 0 c, Fig. 4.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A represents the frame of themachine, in which is supported a tobaccocylinder, B.

a is a chute projecting from the bottom of the cylinder B. The cylinderB is to be constructed to operate and to deliver the tobacco to thechute a, substantially as described in the patent before mentioned. Theconstrue tion and operation of the cylinder B forms no part of mypresent invention.

D is the main driving-shaft, hung in suitable bearings in the upper partof the frame A.

E is a sleeve or tube carried by the shaft D and loosely surrounding it.The sleeve E preferably extends about halfthe length ofsaid shaftbetween its bearings. At one end the sleeve E carries a wheel, F. Nearits Opposite Serial No.257,527. '(No model.)

end the sleeve E carries a crank, G. Near the crank G, on the sleeve E,the shaft D has secured to it an arm, H, which is adapted to bear upon alover, I), pivoted at one end to a support, (I, carried by the frame A.

Adjacent to the wheel F, on the sleeve E, the shaft D carries a crank,J, which preferably projects on both sides of said shaft, as shown inFig. 1. The wheel F has on its face loops or stops 6, which embrace thefree ends of the crank J and permit a limited play to said crankindependent of the wheel F, as hereinafter shown. The wheel F isconnected with cords 0r straps fg, which depend from opposite sidesthereof. The cordsfg are to be secured to a treadle or other device (notshown) for imparting to the wheel F a partial rotation in oppositedirections.

I is a hopper constructed substantially as shown in the aforesaidpatent, and adapted to receive tobacco from the chute a of the cyliirder B. The hopper I is guided during its upand-down motion betweenupright rails h, that are supported by the frame A, and that entergrooves i on the sides of the hopper I, (see Fig. 2,) or by othersuitable means. The hopper I is pivotally suspended from the lower endof a rod, j, the upper end of which passes through a slotted guide, on,carried by the frame A. The rod j carries near its upper end a tooth, Z,which is adapted to rest upon the crank G. The upper end of the rodj isdrawn inward by means of a spring, a, secured at one end to said rod andat its other end to the frame A or a projection thereon; but othersuitable means may be employed for this purpose.

WVhen the hopper I is raised to receive the tobacco from the chute a ofthe cylinder 13, the tooth Z rests upon the crank G, as in Fig. 1,thereby holding the hopper in the elevated position.

The following devices are employed for causing the hopper to descend:

0 is a crank carried by a short shaft, 1), which isjournalcd in hearingson the guide m or on the frame A. The crank 0 is in line with the rodj,and is adapted to strike the same. The

opposite end of the shaft 19 carries a toe or projection, g, which is inline with a springclick, 1', carried by the wheel F. As the wheel F isturned in the direction of the arrow a,

Fig. 1, the click 4' moves the toe q outward,

which imparts motion to the crank 0, thereby pushing the tooth Z off thecrank G, when the rod j and the hopper I will drop. A short 5enlargement, 12 on the crank 0 prevents backward movement of said crank.

The inner end of the lever b is preferably bifurcated to straddle thecylinder B, as shown in Fig. 5, the ends of the forked part beingpivoted to the supports d; but the lever b can be otherwise arranged, ifpreferred. By the means shown the straight outer portion of the lever bis brought toward the center of the machine and directly beneath thearmH on 15 the main driving-shaft D. To the lever b is pivoted adownwardly-projecting rod, .9, to the lower end of which is pivotallyconnected the plunger L. The plunger L passes within the hopper I andforces the tobacco therefrom substantially in the manner shown in theafore said patent.

M, Figs. 1 and 3, is a rolling apron or place of deposit arrangedbeneath the hopper I and plunger L, and i's adapted to receive the to 25 bacco from the hopper I. This apron M or bunch-rolling device may beof any approved form. t tare springs secured at one end to the lever 11and at their opposite ends to the frame A. These springs act to raisethe lever 12, and thereby the plunger L, as hereinafter shown.

My improvements operate as follows: The hopper I is first raised, thetooth Z resting on the crank G, as in Fig. 1. The plunger L is alsoraised, as in the same figure, being-the position analogous to thatshown in Fig. 7 of Patent No. 331,676. In this position the charge oftobacco from the cylinder B will be placed in the hopper I through thechute a in the manner substantially as shown in the aforesaid patent.When the hopper is thus charged, the treadle is depressed to draw uponthe cord f, which turns the wheel Fin the direction of the arrow a",Fig. I. This movement of the Wheel F presses the click 1' against thetoe q, thereby pushing the crank 0 against the rod j and tripping thetooth Z off the crank G, when the rod j and hopper I will immediatelydrop, the hopper then being just above the apron M, as in Fig. 3. Duringthis first movement of the wheel F the shaft D has not been turned, thewheel F being loose thereon. The wheel F now continues to turn while thehopper is in the lowered position until the ends b of the loops estrikethe ends of the crank J. During the interval between the dropping of thehopper and the contact of the loops e with the crank J the tobacco hashad time to pass from the upper part of the hopper into the tube-likeextension at the lower end thereof. The crank J will be now be turnedwith the wheel F, thereby turning the shaft D, to which said crank J issecured. As the shaft D is thus turned the arm H will be depressed,thereby pressing upon and lowering the lever 6 5 b from the positionshown in Fig. 3 to that in Fig. 4.. As the lever b is thus lowered theplunger L will be pushed through the hopper I to compact the tobaccotherein. As the lever H was being depressed, as described, the crank Gwas also moved by the wheel F and sleeve E from the position shown inFig. 3, above the tooth Z, to the position shown in Fig. 4, beneath thetooth Z, the spring n drawing the rod j inward. The treadle is now movedto draw upon the cord 9 to turn the wheel F in the reverse direction tothe arrow a. Thefirst motion of the wheel F'in this direction is toraise the crank G on the sleeve E, and thereby the tooth Z and hopper I,without turning the shaft D. -By this means the hopper I is drawnslightly upward independent of the plunger, thereby expelling thetobacco from the hopper, as in Fig. 10 of Patent No. 331,676. As thewheel F continues to revolve, the ends d of f the loops 6 will strikethe ends of the crank J, thereby turning the shaft D and raising the armH. As the arm H is thus raised the springs t t draw upward the lever b,thereby raising the plunger L. The parts will now be in the firstposition shown in Fig. 1, ready to act as before shown. Thus byimparting to the wheel F a forward and back ward motion the hopper I andplunger L will be operated to form the bunch or filler and place it uponthe rolling-apron or other receiver.

If preferred, the springs t tfor raising the lever I) could be dispensedwith and said lever be connected with the arm H, whereby it would beraised by the ascent of said arm.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is-- 1. In acigar'bunching machine, the combination, with the hopper I, its rod j,and tooth Z, of the sleeve E, crank G, carried by said sleeve andadapted to support and raise the tooth Z, and means, substantially asdescribed, for pushing the tooth Z off the crank G and for turning saidcrank to raise the tooth Z, and thereby the hopper I, substantially asspecified.

2. The hopper I, rod j, and tooth Z, in combination with the sleeve E,crank G, for engaging the tooth Z, wheel F, oscillating-crank 0 fortripping the rod j, and the projection 1", carried by the wheel F, foractuating the crank 0, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the shaft D, having arm H and crank J, lev'er b,plunger L, connected therewith, sleeve E, wheel F, carried thereby, andloops e, for permitting motion to the wheel F, to some extentindependent from and to some extent together with the shaft D,substantially as described.

4. The shaft D, having arm Hand crank J, lever b, and plunger L,connected therewith, in combination with the sleeve E, having wheel F,loops 6 thereon, crank G on the sleeve E, hopper I, rod j, and tooth Z,all arranged for operation substantially as described.

ADOLPH O. SGHUTZ.

Witnesses:

HARRY M. TURK, GUsTAV SQHNEPPE.

